Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-05-10
HALEY, GOLD BELT. SMOKY
A CHANCE TO CONNECT THESE RICH
LOCALITIES BY RAIL.
John Gilman Offers to Have the Cars
Running Within so Days, and Open
the Road to Traffic July 4, 1887.

the Road to Traffic July 4, 1887.
About 10 o'clock last night the ed
itor of the, TIMES received the fol-
lowing dispatch:
PoCATELLo, Idaho, May 9.
will be in Haley first train to-
morrow. | am ready to build the
Gold Belt Railway if HALEY people
will help a little. The iron is Sc.
cured. l would like to see railroad
meeting called at Haley tomorrow,
on the arrival of the train. You Sc.
lect the place and | will explain.
JOHN GILMAN,
President of the Gilman r. r. Co.
1t being too late to do anything
last night, the TIMES man concluded
to await Mr.. Gilman's arrival. That
gentleman came in to-day, and called
at once on the TIMES.
"What are your terms?" asked the
newspaper man.
81 have no terms to Make" replied
Mr.. Gilman. "But if the people of
Haley, the Gold Belt and Smoky
want the road, will guarantee to
have the cars running by the Fourth
of July next-in less than 60 days
if they will
l. Pay for surveying to Gilman.
2. Secure the righ.-of. way from the
depot to Gilman.
3. Put bridge across Wood River,
and grade to the Warm Springs-half-
way to Gilman.
4. l will then take care of the
rest.
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
Or, if the towns Of Bullion, HALEY
and Bellevue will donate the land
and $4,000 in cash as needed, will
do all the work, and have the cars run
ming to Gilman by the Fourth of
July. This ought not to be difficult
to raise as Colonel Wall alone, some
years ago, agreed to subscribe $lO,-
900 himself"
After the road reaches Gilman if
the people will grade it to the Gold
Belt and on to Smoky, Mr.. Gilman
will give a bond to put down the ties
and rails as fast as the road-b bed shall,
be graded, if it is a mile day.
Mr.. Gilman aided: 81 cannot do
any better, and | don't believe any
one else can do as WELL Mr.. Ames,
the heaviest owner in the Union Pa
citic, has agreed to supply the iron on
two days notice, the rolling stock
can be ordered by telegraph, and you
can get your road. am going to
stay here few days-not over one
week. If your folks want the road,
call a meeting for tomorrow night,
not later than 7 o'clock; l will be
there, meet your citizens, give them
all the details they ask for, and if they
conclude to help me will let the
contracts for ties, grading, etc., and
in week return to Massachusetts,,
where over halfa million dollars
awaits me to build the Worcester &
Hudson Railway, which is going to
be built this year.
But | want the citizens to take
hold Of this matter now, or never
The Chicago and Northwestern is
coming; It's survey runs near the old
emierant road, about IL or ) miles
below here, and passes close to Toll
mics. From that point the road will
tap the Gold Belt. A few miles fur
ther-at Willow creek-it will tap
Smoky. And if this is done, good by
to the Wood River Bellevue,
HALEY and Ketchum. Mills and
smelters will be built along the
Malad, and not a pound of ore will
be worked on Wood River.
Your mill men should build the
bridge across Wood River. If they
will do SO, | will give them half-rates
for one year on all their lumber"